Nothing personal, Bert, but the next time someone says that ATSC chip equalizers will cost next to nothing because 'its just silicon' will have to explain digital camera memory chip pricing to me. John Shutt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> > Interesting perspective. > > > In an annual survey, the Synopsys Users Group reported that > > the average designs are now at 5 million gates, five times > > the typical chip density of just one year ago. Synopsys is > > tracking 150 designs at 90 nanometers and a couple of dozen > > at 65 nm, most of them assuming a world of 300-mm wafers > > with copper and low-k dielectrics in place. > > > > "The train is moving very quickly," de Geus said. > > Oops. That "train" again. But this time, it might truly have > left the station, and I think this is how we're going to see > the price of DTT receivers drop dramatically. This in spite > of the much more cautious recovery we're in, according to the > article. Digital TV, among other CE products, it says, will > play a major role. > > Bert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.